Moving and adjusting the drill string may be a routine procedure for extraction operations, but it’s also a risky process that exposes both workers and equipment to potential risk. Strings not only support expensive and delicate equipment, but they can also exert a massive amount of pressure on handling tools due to their sheer size […]
Tubing tongs may have a simple design compared to other types of drilling equipment, but don’t let that fool you—they are powerful and essential tools that provide critical support to drilling operations on a daily basis. important Essentially, tubing tongs provide stability and allow workers to better handle tubular components. All drilling operations should be equipped […]
Now that you have a better understanding of the use of slips on the drill floor, it’s time for safety clamps to enter the scene. Similar to their wedge-shaped counterparts, safety clamps serve as a backup safety mechanism for slips and other gripping devices to further safeguard against drill pipe slippage and to provide more […]
For many of us working in the energy industry, the fundamentals of physics have practical and essential applications in our day-to-day operations. There are dozens of different terms and measurements applied during extraction, refinement and transportation operations, and while some of these are the result of advanced calculations, all of them are based on simple […]
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Ramey Martin releases its own product line of oil resistant rubber stabbing guides. […]
Ramey Martin Energy Tools officially opens for business in New Iberia, La. […]